Pete Buttigieg (5) Indiana Democratic candidate for President; Mayor of South Bend, IN

Tulsi Gabbard (7) Hawaii Democratic candidate for President; U.S. Rep from HI-2
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2019 SXSW coverage:
The "South-by-Southwest conference" is a film-tech-music confab held in Austin Texas each year since 1987.
It has become a forum for political candidates, including several 2020 presidential hopefuls who participated in the Texas Tribune's “Conversations on America's Future.”

Civil RightsJulian Castro: Property was taken from slaves, so pay reparations.
Tulsi Gabbard: My time in the military changed my anti-gay views.
Tulsi Gabbard: I never personally supported gay conversion therapy.

CorporationsAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez: Capitalism can't be redeemed because of profit motive.
Elizabeth Warren: Companies can be umpires or team-owners, but cannot be both.

Energy & OilJay Inslee: No "silver bullet" for climate: "silver buckshot" instead.
John Hickenlooper: Drank a glass of fracking fluid to show it was harmless.
John Delaney: Bipartisan carbon tax bill, but not the Green New Deal.
Howard Schultz: Green New Deal is well-intended but too extreme.

Government ReformAmy Klobuchar: Automatically register citizens to vote when they turn 18.
Jay Inslee: End the filibuster; it dooms good legislation.
John Delaney: Nationally televised debates between President and Congress.

ImmigrationJohn Hickenlooper: Crazy to drive out 11 million illegal immigrants.
Bernie Sanders: Wall is stupid, but ok as part of deal on DACA.

Principles & ValuesJohn Hickenlooper: Work with Republicans to advance progressive priorities.
Julian Castro: Make America smartest, healthiest, fairest & most prosperous.
Pete Buttigieg: Would be youngest president ever, and first mayor.
Tulsi Gabbard: To understand socialism, look at Venezuela.
Tulsi Gabbard: Labels like "capitalist" and "socialist" are misused.
Bill Weld: We can't go on pretending the president is normal.
John Delaney: Independently wealthy but grew up in a blue collar family.
Pete Buttigieg: Yes, young, but more government experience than Pres. Trump.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: Moderate is not a stance; it's just "meh".
John Kasich: OpEd: moderate Republican who has been critical or Trump.
John Kasich: OpEd: Realism & anti-liberalism define #NeverTrump ideology.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: Election winners didn't look like me; now maybe more will.
Elizabeth Warren: I'm not a Democratic Socialist; we can gain from markets.
Howard Schultz: Vast majority of Americans aren't going to embrace socialism.

War & PeaceTulsi Gabbard: No more wars for regime change, like Syria and Afghanistan.
Pete Buttigieg: Don't let Iraq war supporters plan Venezuela invasion.
Tulsi Gabbard: U.S. government lied to American people to launch Iraq War.

Welfare & PovertyJohn Delaney: Social justice is fine, but separate church and state.
Pete Buttigieg: Scripture is about protecting the stranger and the poor.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: Reagan's "welfare queens" are a racist caricature.